When the PFA Premier League Team of the Year was announced on Thursday there was quite an omission from the prestigious list of players. Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil, despite nearing the Premier League record of assists in a single season, was overlooked by the voters. Instead of the Germany international, the PFA decided to go […]

If Arsenal ever sell Mesut Ozil to a club in the Spanish league, Real Madrid have the right to match the transfer fee. And if they decline, Ozil's former club would still be entitled to 33% of the playmaker's final price. Those are some of the revelations from a leaked version of Mesut Ozil's transfer […]

Arsenal's key creators Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez could both return from injury for Sunday's Premier League clash with champions Chelsea, manager Arsene Wenger said on Thursday. German playmaker Ozil missed last weekend's 0-0 draw at Stoke City with a minor foot injury, but Wenger said that he would be available for the London derby […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hopes playmaker Mesut Ozil will be fit to face Chelsea after the German was forced to miss Sunday's goalless draw at Stoke with a foot injury. Ozil is well clear at the top of the Premier League's 'assists' charts with 16, compared to nine for his nearest challenger, Manchester City’s Kevin […]

Mesut Ozil has been a long-standing favorite for critiques and critics alike. More than a year ago, as the German returned from an injury that kept him out for the more decisive part of the season, the shadows of detractors lurked over his shoulders, cavorting and taunting the German about his physical shortcomings and the […]

This year's Premier League is one of the league's most surprising editions in decades, with rising Leicester defying expectations while Chelsea struggle near the bottom of the table. On the podium, as Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez leads the Foxes to new heights, Mesut Ozil's consistency has led Arsenal to the top of the league, with both […]

There have certainly been a few surprises throughout the first half of the 2015-16 season. In fact, this is perhaps one of the most unpredictable starts to a Premier League season in recent memory. Now that the first half of the current campaign is in the books, let’s take a look at the top five […]

Arsene Wenger hailed Mesut Ozil as the best player in the Premier League and an equal of Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp following another influential display in a 2-0 win over Bournemouth. German midfielder Ozil made one goal and scored another at the Emirates Stadium on Monday to help Arsenal back to the top of the […]

News broke on Wednesday, courtesy of Daily Mirror’s John Cross, that Arsenal were set to announce a new contract extension for superstar Alexis Sanchez, and a deal keeping Mesut Özil in north London was next.  Cross stated that the Chile international was about to receive a pay raise that would see his weekly salary reach […]

Arsenal's record-breaking transfer signee has been a controversial player during his tenure at the North-London based club. Some look at him as a playmaker who can become the new Dennis Bergkamp and symbolizes Arsene Wenger's philosophy in its purest form. Others see him as a talent who disappears too often in matches, lacks the work-rate […]

Some players need to be watched in detail to get an appropriate grasp of their impact. It's not easy to do either; matches are typically taken in tackle-by-tackle, pass-by-pass, shot-by-shot, but if you consciously detach yourself from that pattern, sometimes other traits are revealed and a fuller appreciation of various duties can be accrued. Arsenal are […]

Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil feels his recovery from a knee problem is now "on the right path" and cannot wait to get back into action. The German international has not featured since suffering a partial rupture of the outer band of the left knee joint against Chelsea on October 5. The initial prognosis for a […]